Here's the latest news about TV that I read and that you should read too:
■ How the Comcast voice remote takes customer-convenience to the next level.
How long before MultiChoice follows the American pay-TV operator with a DStv voice remote that listens to your commands like an Alexa? With the remarkable remote control, young and old can just say "Watch Paw Patrol", or "Play sports".
■ Chicago police now believe that Jussie Smollett from Empire on FOX (DStv 125 / StarSat 131 / Cell C black 201) paid two former brothers suspects Olabinjo and Abimbola Osundairo from Nigeria - one who has appeared on Empire, to attack him and that Jussie Smollett orchestrated and planned his own attack.
■ Police say Jussie Smollett paid Empire on FOX extras $3 500 to stage the attack on him.
■ Ola played a prison inmate during the second season of Empire, while Abel (the other brother's nickname) says he also worked on Empire. And both brothers through their lawyer now admit that they know Jussie Smollett.
■ Jussie Smollett says in a statement he's "victimised by claims attributed to these alleged perpetrators".
■ Jussie Smollett still hasn't talked to the police again after new "developments".
■ Empire is killing off a major character - FOX insists it isn't Jussie Smollett.
■ SABC senior managers, executive producers and a radio station manager the first to face disciplinary hearings after being implicated in the SABC sexual harassment inquiry report.
■ Zambia's government and Zambia's hypocritical Independent Broadcasting Authority (IBA) is banning gays while promoting incent and infidelity after forcing MultiChoice Zambia and Zambezi Magic to censor Lusaka Hustle.
■ Is Netflix forcing you to binge-watch shows?
■ The Bachelor's Colton Underwood says he was grabbed inappropriately at an event and that he didn't sign up to be a piece of meat or a zoo animal.
■ Woman throws policeman with TV set.
■ When did reality TV become ... nice?
■ The dead girl trope: Netflix's love of female victims.
